Yeast
infections seem to be every where these
days. They are seen by themselves, usually
after antibiotic use, and they are had
accompanying other long term diseases
such as Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue.
Some believe the yeast infections are
the cause of Fibromyalgia and CFS, while
other see them as only taking advantage
of a weakened immune system to proliferate
and spread in the intestines and through
the body. Yes through the body. Once
it spreads yeast can be found in the
lungs and sinuses, in the internal organs
and as two autopsies of Fibromyalgia
patients found, even in the brain and
its fluid!

Men
and women treated with low-dose, long-term
antibiotic use for acne all have systemic
(body wide) yeast infections, also known
as fungal infections. But yeast infections
do not only come from long term antibiotic
use; one course of antibiotics is all
that is needed for most folks to show
signs of a die off of the good bacteria
and yeast in the body and an increase
of the bad. Not all of the blame falls
on the shoulders of antibiotics, Corticosteroid
drugs, birth control pills and cancer
chemo therapy agents are also contributors
to the epidemic of systemic yeast infections.
Women seem to be the hardest hit by yeast
infections, with the predominance of
the vaginal variety. But where there
is a vaginal yeast infection there is
a body wide fungus infestation behind
it! Yeast is an opportunistic infection;
and we all have yeast, good strains and
bad in our bodies. Both strains live
primarily in the intestines where if
the balance of food and fiber is right,
the good strains of yeast along with
the good strains of bacteria keep the
bad strains from colonizing the body.

When
antibiotic medications have to be used,
they not only kill off the germs they
are meant to destroy but they also kill
off the good bacteria and yeast that
are in charge of digestion, maintenance
of the intestinal lining, food absorption,
immune system boosting, and bad bacteria
control. Some sure signs of the die off
of good bacteria are the diarrhea, vaginal
burning and itching and rectal itching
that often accompanies antibiotic use.
Odd thing is, while the drugs kill the
good bacteria and yeast it does not do
much to get rig of the bad! Without the
good guys to keep the nasties from growing
in number, the bad yeast and bacteria
grow unchecked and colonize first the
intestines and then the rest of the body!

Well,
that's no sweat, modern medical science
tells us, they have other drugs to kill
the yeast, like the old Nystatin and
the new Diflucan! What they don't tell
you about is the race. Yes, when you
take those drugs there's a race going
on inside you body. Those drugs will
kill the fungus but they will also kill
your liver! So it a race to see which
dies first, the yeast or your liver (which
you can't live without)! That's why physicians
have to monitor your liver function closely
while you are on anti fungal drugs; they
have to be ready to yank you from them
the instant they see the liver getting
in trouble.

And,
as it usually happens, the liver will
begin to show signs of strain way before
all the strains of bad yeast are gone.
What happens then? Well, with the weaker
strains of bad yeast dead, that left
more room for the stronger drug resistant
variety to take over all the space inside
you actually making things worse than
they were before you went on the drugs!
To add insult to injury, you now also
have to heal a damaged liver! By now
I hope you folks are getting my drift
that drugs are not the way to eliminate
fungal infections.

So what
can be done naturally to get rid of yeast
and restore the bodies natural balance
between the good and bad bugs (excuse
me, micro flora) inside of us? Let's
look to nature for the answer.

The first thing
we have to acknowledge is that a fungal
infection is the sign of a weak immune
system. Fungal inflections are the bodies'
fallback position for immune support
when the immune system is weakened or
fails. How can this be? Well all of those
yeast buds are producing three things
in your body. The first is alcohol, which
you don't need. It's the alcohol from
fungal infections, which causes the dopiness
and brain fog so often seen in chronic
yeast infection patients. Your body is
a waking beer factory taking the carbohydrates
you eat and converting them into 14%
ethyl alcohol all the time, every day!
Serious systemic yeast infection patients
have failed breathalyzer tests without
ever having taken a drink.

The second thing
the bad yeast produces are B Complex
vitamins. These are essential to immune
system and liver function, without them
no energy is produced, blood gets weak,
and nerves don't work. The third thing
they create is Beta Glucan a powerful
immune enhancing nutrient. Fermentation
is how the bad yeast makes these products.
They take in blood sugars and carbohydrates
and ferment them into these products.
All these fermentation processes are
anaerobic which means that they take
place with out oxygen, because most of
the fungus types that invade the human
body live off of blood sugar (glycogen)
not oxygen as the good bacteria and yeast
do.

If the
bad yeast performs a good function why
get rid of it? Well aside from creating
a myriad of problems on it's own yeast
infections are implicated in worsening
a range of diseases from ear infections
to Lupus and infertility! Also the immune
system will never heal while in a weakened
state and while it is trying to cope
with an infection that has taken over
most of the dark and moist areas of the
body!

So what
is needed to both cure the yeast infection
and raise immune function to the point
where the yeast infection is not needed
as a last ditch stand for immunity? The
answer is to introduce good bacteria
into the gut and allow it to proliferate.
But, that's easier said than done. There
are hundreds of strains of good bacteria.
Some are transient that means they go
in one end help digestion and go out
the other without staying implanted in
the intestines. There are other stains
that go in and look to stay by colonizing
the intestinal walls, and reproducing
themselves. These colonizing good bacteria
also help digestion but the do much more.
In an almost magical way, these good
bacteria change the lining of the intestinal
wall into factories for immuno supportive
substances. These colonies of good bacteria
clinging to the inulin or FOS from which
it feeds, create good yeast and between
the two they produce IGA-1.

With
all of that said, now let's get to brass
tacks. In curing a fungal infection the
natural way, several other beneficial
things will follow suit, you will:

Boost immune function dramatically.

Reduce Cholesterol

Defend against colon cancer

Prevent constipation, flatulence
and abdominal bloating

Improve skin conditions

Increase tolerance of dairy products

Assist in fighting chronic urinary
bladder infections

Decrease sensitivity to allergens.

Need
any more convincing? There is only one
caveat, this program will begin to produce
results within two weeks but, it will
take months or years to drive the bad
yeast out of all of it's crooks and nannies
and replace it with good bacteria. But,
long before that you will feel stronger,
be healthier, and fight off disease faster!

What
to do:

Anti-Candida Specific
Probiotic like Dr. Wong's
Essentials™ Armoured Acidophilus™:
1 teaspoon daily. This supplement
of good bacteria specialize in
driving out the bad and creating
the changes in the intestinal lining
that turns it into an IGA-1 factory.

Molybdenum: 150
mcg. 2 times a day. This mineral stops
the production of alcohol by the bad
yeast in your body. This will end the
brain fog and in many patients also
controls the external itching from
the candida infection.

B - Complex vitamins.
1 to 2 tablets or capsules a day. Find
a balanced formula where most of the
vitamins are in the 50, 75 or 100-mg
strengths.

Now to the most important part of
the program - don't forget
to keep it up even though you're feeling
better. You've had the candida
for years, expect it to take years
to be completely rid of it from every
crevice of your internal self.

With candida there ain't
no quick fixes. In the interim you will
be healthier, stronger and more disease
resistant for the effort. It's worth
it!

Revision:

Updates To The Anti-Yeast
Therapy:

As many
of you know I have been very disheartened
by the charlatans' hawking most of the
coral calcium supplements. I’ve
gone from a firm believer to heavy critic
of the folks who put these together.
Many of these folks are about as honest
as snake oil salesmen and it pains me
to see slime like this in the nutritional
industry.

Since
the coral is SO expensive many sellers
of coral calcium have taken up the practice
of mixing calcium carbonate (the same
ingredient as is in TUMS) into their
coral and indeed most of what is in these
very expensive supplements is calcium
carbonate. If you wanted to buy TUMS
you could have done it for a lot cheaper
than what you spent on the coral. My
advice is to stop using it.

Nuff
Said on that. Through the work of Dr.
Tom Revis DC, ND, I’ve discovered
that plain old Cream
of Tartar powder, yes the spice,
will not only alkalinize better than
the coral ever could. (You can test your
saliva with Litmus paper to see the difference),
but the Cream of Tartar powder also kills
yeast all by itself! What a great combo
to help with the battle! Most folks need
between 1 to 2 tablespoons of the powder
daily depending on the severity of the
infection. You can mix it with water
or just plop the powder in your mouth
and swallow water to wash it down. (Don’t
breathe in while the powder is still
dry in your mouth as some of the still
dry powder can go down the wrong way).
You can divide the tablespoon into 3
teaspoons to take less at one shot. Expect
to have the runs for the first few days
using the Cream of Tartar as the initial
die off of yeast happens.

So take
the cream of tartar and the Armoured
Acidophilus™ (1 tesapoon daily
with or with out meals) and the Inulin
powder (one teaspoon 3 to 4 times a day)
as well. These days I’ve been using
the Inulin from Dr. Wong's Essentials
100% Chicory Inulin (www.docsprefer.com).
It is significantly less expensive than
the stuff I used to use as it is from
chicory and not artichoke hearts, yet
all of the studies done by the German
researchers from the University of Leipzig
who first successfully used Inulin used
the Chicory kind, so why spend more when
the chicory Inulin will more than do
the job and for a lot less money!

Most
docs and patients who have used this
program have put a considerable dent
in their Candida Infections in 30 days
without the problem of compliance to
a restrictive diet. The program will
work regardless of what you’re
eating!

Be well and God bless,
Dr. Wong
Jan 2006

Update: March 1, 2009

We have just developed a new product, Candessence™, which contains everthing essential to fighing systemic yeast infections. It contains the Cream of Tartar, Lactobacillus Sporogenes, Chicory Inulin, and Molybdenum Citrate in one easy to use powder. Mix with juice and enjoy one simple step!

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